Southern region industrial promotion enhances innovation and sustainable developmentLinking industrial promotion with digital transformation, prioritizing support for the application of advanced, environmentally friendly technologies

In the coming time, southern localities need to actively integrate industrial promotion programs with digital transformation to improve the effectiveness of business support. In particular, priority should be given to supporting facilities that apply advanced, energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies.

Driving force for rural industrial growth

According to the report of the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) at the Industrial Promotion Conference of the Southern provinces and cities that just took place, in 2024, the total industrial promotion budget nationwide will reach 332 billion VND. Of which, the Southern region will implement 53.8 billion VND, reaching nearly 80% of the plan.

The 15th Conference on Industrial Promotion of Southern Provinces and Cities in 2025 took place in Tay Ninh on October 20. Photo: Hoang Chien

By 2025, the total planned budget for industrial promotion in the Southern region is 56.31 billion VND, accounting for more than 16% of the total budget for industrial promotion in the country. Although affected by the arrangement of administrative units, organizational consolidation and changes in coordination mechanisms, the Departments of Industry and Trade in the region still strive to implement many key programs and projects. By the end of September, the whole region had disbursed 8.34 billion VND, reaching 14.8% of the annual plan.

Industrial promotion activities continue to be implemented synchronously, focusing on supporting the application of machinery and transferring advanced technology; building technical demonstration models and applying cleaner production; training human resources; developing typical rural industrial products; strengthening propaganda and trade promotion...

In 2024 alone, southern localities supported 564 rural industrial establishments to participate in fairs and exhibitions; organized voting for 219 typical products at all levels; provided vocational training, coaching, and seminars for nearly 2,000 students... In 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade successfully organized the 6th National Ceremony to honor and award certificates of typical rural industrial products; in which the southern region had 42 recognized products, demonstrating the dynamism and creativity of businesses and production establishments in the region.

Along with that, the apparatus for industrial promotion work has also been consolidated and improved. The whole region currently has 8 Industrial Promotion Centers under the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and cities with 368 officers and civil servants; of which 6 units have their own headquarters and 2 units are equipped with specialized vehicles for work. Many centers have gradually shifted to a mechanism of partial financial autonomy, proactively expanding industrial development consulting, energy saving and trade promotion activities.

According to the assessment, industrial promotion activities have affirmed their important role in encouraging the development of rural industry, actively contributing to increasing the industrial production value of provinces and cities in the Southern region.

Support the right audience, avoid spreading

In addition to positive results, industrial promotion activities still face many difficulties. Surveying, planning and appraisal of industrial promotion projects in some localities are still formal and procedural. There are also cases of slow registration of plans, and even projects not being registered for many years.

Despite the guidance, localities have not yet developed pilot projects with scale, spreading ability and suitable to regional competitive advantages. The progress of allocating industrial promotion budget is still slow, affecting the effectiveness of support, while some localities have not paid attention to allocating enough resources. In addition, the reorganization of the apparatus in some places has not followed the regulations in Decree 45/2012/ND-CP, reducing the consistency in implementing tasks.

In the final months of the year, the industrial promotion system in the Southern region is determined to take advantage of opportunities, improve the effectiveness of supporting enterprises and rural industry, contributing to promoting growth and enhancing economic competitiveness.

To complete the 2025 target, which is also the final year of implementing the National Industrial Promotion Program for the period 2021-2025, Director of the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion Nguyen Thi Lam Giang said that the Department will closely coordinate with the Southern localities to continue to build quality group projects and pilot projects. Focus on supporting establishments to promote product trade, develop markets; access and raise awareness of digital transformation, digital economy, green economy, circular economy, and clean production.

At the same time, improve the capacity of public service organizations to advise on rural industrial development, create revenue sources and support the implementation of industrial promotion activities more effectively. Grasp and promptly inform businesses about the adjustment of policies and regulations of countries on the export and import of goods to help businesses adjust their production and business plans accordingly.

The Department also requested southern provinces and cities to link industrial promotion programs with digital transformation; prioritize support for businesses applying advanced, energy-saving and environmentally friendly technologies; pay attention to training grassroots staff, deploy support to the right subjects, and avoid spreading.

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